What is it with Idaho and wolves, anyway? Their wildlife officials shoot them from the air. Their corporations sponsor hunting derbies to see who can kill the most. And now they’re trying to pass a bill that would require the Idaho Department of Fish and Game “to use any means to reduce wolf numbers to … Continue reading Wolf paranoia escalates in Idaho
It’s not enough that Idaho and Montana seem hellbent on killing all the wolves within their borders before a lawsuit (now in progress) can get them back on the endangered species list. These are the folks that are letting their state wildlife officials shoot wolves from helicopters. These are the folks running predator derbies (co-sponsored … Continue reading Killing them because they’re there
Sounds like the hunters out west are determined to eradicate all the wolves, by any means available, before they can be relisted as endangered. A Defenders of Wildlife mailing today reports Idaho Wildlife Services, shooting from helicopters, slaughtered the Basin Butte wolf pack. Sharpshooters executed most of the pack, included several 7-8 month-old pups. So … Continue reading Idaho killing wolves from choppers
The last time I wrote about the gray wolves, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar had upheld the Bush decree removing them from the endangered species list. He spared only those in Wyoming, the ones in Yellowstone. After May 4, 2009, the wolves in Idaho and Montana would once again be legal prey for hunters. I was … Continue reading Yellowstone’s Cottonwood pack is gone
“The Big Howl” is a last ditch effort to keep the gray wolves of the Northern Rockies from losing their endangered species designation. For most of them, that protection ends May 4, thanks to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who decided to uphold President Bush’s ruling. I’ve written about all this before. Time is running out. … Continue reading Something to howl about
No, this isn’t another update on the status of gray wolves. I just wanted to direct your attention to an especially handsome wolf pictured over on Thoughts-0-Dave. This guy’s markings (the wolf’s, not Dave’s) are more distinct and colorful than any I can recall seeing. Not that I sit out in the woods observing wolves … Continue reading Attention, wolf lovers
